Box 2064, Suite 1804
20 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario M4R 1K8
T. 416.932.9460 F. 416.932.9459
[email protected] www.ocsta.on.ca
Patrick Daly, President
Beverley Eckensweiler, Vice President
Nick Milanetti, Executive Director
September 26, 2016
TO:
Trustees and Directors of Education
– Catholic District School Boards
FROM:
Margaret Binns, Director of Administrative Services
RE:
2017 OCSTA Trustee Award of Merit
Boards or individual trustee members are encouraged to submit nominations for the 2017
OCSTA Trustee Award of Merit. This award recognizes Catholic trustees who have
rendered exceptional service to Catholic education over the years.
The recipient(s) of the Trustee Award of Merit will be honoured during the Eucharistic
Celebration on Friday, April 28, as part of the 2017 AGM & Conference.
Please see the attached guidelines and nomination form, as well as a list of past recipients
of this award.
The deadline for receipt
of nominations in the OCSTA office is
12:00 p.m. EST, Friday, January 20, 2017.
PROMOTING AND PROTECTING CATHOLIC EDUCATION
2017 OCSTA Trustee Award of Merit: Guidelines
NOMINATION ELIGIBILITY
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Only Ontario Catholic school trustees are eligible to receive this award.
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Nominations may be made by OCSTA member boards or individual trustees.
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A trustee may nominate another trustee who is not from his or her own board.
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Current members of the OCSTA Board of Directors are not eligible to receive this award.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
This award is given to trustees who have demonstrated one or more of the following three
criteria, given a weighted value in points totalling 100:
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The nominee has made a significant contribution to the Catholic education community
while serving as a Catholic trustee. (50 points)
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The nominee has strong Catholic leadership qualities and gives witness to their faith
commitment. (30 points)
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The nominee has served as a Catholic trustee for a significant period of time. Although
this award is not a reward for long-term service, length of service will be taken into
account. (20 points)
REGULATIONS
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Nominations are reviewed at the February Board of Directors’ meeting.
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The Board of Directors makes the selection from among all nominations.
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Up to three awards may be presented in any given year.
NOMINATION FORMAT
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Nominations must be preceded by the Nomination Cover Sheet.
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The response for each of the criteria must not exceed one 8.5 x 11 double-spaced page
or 400 words. Only information within the prescribed length will be considered.
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Within the prescribed length, please provide sufficient information about the nominee to
permit the Board of Directors to make an informed choice.
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Submissions must be clearly legible.
SUBMISSION METHOD AND DEADLINE
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Nominations may be submitted by email to Camille Martin at [email protected], or by
mail, courier, or fax (416-932-9459).
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The deadline for the receipt of nominations in the provincial office is 12:00 p.m. EST,
Friday, January 20, 2017. The deadline is firm and will not be extended.
“To their Catholic school trustees, families
entrust hundreds of thousands of human lives with
the capability, the possibility, and finally the promise
of achieving human greatness. It is these small,
fragile and ultimately marvellous lives that you
as a trustee are called to serve.”
BECOMING A CATHOLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE (OCSTA PUBLICATION)
Nomination Cover Sheet
2017 OCSTA Trustee Award of Merit
Name of Nominee:
Nominated by:
Board:
Contact Person:
Telephone #:
Email:
1
Please provide details of the nominee’s contributions to the Catholic education community that,
in your opinion, exceed the community’s expectations of a Catholic trustee. (50 points)
2
Please provide details of how this nominee’s strong Catholic leadership qualities exemplify
his/her faith commitment. (30 points)
3
The term of service will be taken into consideration. How long has the nominee served as a
trustee? What positions has he/she held? (20 points)
4
OCSTA Award of Merit Recipients from 1974
YEAR
RECIPIENT
2016
Norm Bethune, Vice Chair, Bruce-Grey CDSB
2015
Wilf Garrah, Former Trustee, Algonquin & Lakeshore CDSB
2014
John Grisé, Former Trustee, Simcoe-Muskoka CDSB
2013
Gerald Beerkens, Huron-Superior CDSB
Betty-Ann Kealey, Ottawa CSB
2012
Mike Favreau, Kenora CDSB
2011
Bernard Murray, Huron-Perth CDSB
2010
Ronald Eamer, CDSB of Eastern Ontario
Alice Anne LeMay, Halton CDSB
2009
Kathy Ablett, Ottawa CSB
2008
Ron Marcy, Huron-Perth CDSB
Ken Adamson, Dufferin-Peel CDSB
Donald Clune, Toronto CDSB
2007
Louise Ervin, Waterloo CDSB
2006
Joe Corey, Durham CDSB
Barbara McCool, Nipissing Parry Sound CDSB
Ed McMahon, Toronto CDSB
2005
Philip Colosimo, Thunder Bay CDSB
Regis O’Connor, Huron Superior CDSB
Ed Viana, Halton CDSB
2004
Patrick Daly, Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB
2003
Dave McCann, Kenora CDSB
2002
Donald Sunstrum, Huron-Superior CDSB
2001
Patrick Meany, Dufferin-Peel CDSB
2000
A. J. M. (Art) Lamarche, Ottawa-Carleton CDSB
1999
Robert Hubbard, St. Clair CDSB
Joseph Kraemer, London DSCB
1998
Jacqueline Legendre-McGuinty, Ottawa-Carleton RCSS Board
Tina Rotondi-Molinari, York Region County RCSS Board
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Donald Schrenk, Halton County RCSS Board
1997
Mary Hendriks, Lincoln County RCSS Board
Rev. Tom Day, Metropolitan Separate School Board
1996
Monsignor Edward Boehler, Metropolitan Separate School Board
Michael Kelly, Ottawa RCSS Board
Ray Voll, Waterloo Region RCSS Board
1995
Fr. Carl J. Matthews, Metropolitan Separate School Board
John Shrader, London & Middlesex County RCSS Board
1994
James V. Sherlock, Halton County RCSS Board
Mary O. O’Connor, Kirkland Lake-Timiskaming District RCSS Board
Roberta B. Anderson, Ottawa RCSS Board
1993
Jim Carpenter, London & Middlesex County RCSS Board
Robert Flanagan, Welland County RCSS Board
Paul Duggan, Metropolitan Separate School Board
1992
Dr. Angelo Albanese, Welland County RCSS Board
Robert O’Brien, Halton County RCSS Board
Charles (Chuck) Yates, Waterloo Region RCSS Board
1991
Joseph H. Duffey, Frontenac-Lennox & Addington County RCSS Board
Bertram R. Garrett, Frontenac-Lennox & Addington County RCSS Board
William J. Hillyer, Bruce-Grey County RCSS Board
1990
Robert Hall, Dufferin-Peel County RCSS Board
Lillian O’Connor, Hastings-Prince Edward County RCSS Board
Ferbie St. Cyr, Kirkland Lake & Timiskaming District RCSS Board
1989
Martha Joyce, London-Middlesex County RCSS Board
Angus MacLellan, Dryden District RCSS Board
1988
Kathleen Nolan, Hamilton-Wentworth County RCSS Board
Cecil Poirier, Kenora District RCSS Board
William Winters, Renfrew County RCSS Board
1987
Gerry Meehan, Dufferin-Peel RCSS Board
1986
Rev. Raymond Durocher, O.M.I., Metropolitan Separate School Board
Frank Furlong, Waterloo Region RCSS Board
John Hourigan, Wellington County RCSS Board
James Jordan, Lanark, Leeds & Grenville County RCSS Board
Dr. N. A. Mancini, Hamilton-Wentworth County RCSS Board
B. E. Nelligan, Metropolitan Separate School Board
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Pat Whelan, Lincoln County RCSS Board
1985
Betty Biss, Dufferin-Peel RCSS Board
Rev. Patrick H. Fogarty, Metropolitan Separate School Board
T. T. Joyce, York Region County RCSS Board
Phil McAllister, Metropolitan Separate School Board
Chris Asseff, Lakehead District RCSS Board
1984
Gerald E. Dwyer, Windsor-Essex County RCSS Board
Frank E. Shine, Durham Region RCSS Board
Archbishop J.L. Wilhelm, Frontenac-Lennox & Addington County RCSS Board
Archbishop Philip F. Pocock, Metropolitan Separate School Board
1983
Lorne Charbonneau, Kirkland Lake & Timiskaming District RCSS Board
A.F. (Al) Dunn, Elgin County RCSS Board
C.F. Gilhooly, Ottawa RCSS Board
Carl Mundy, Lambton County RCSS Board
1982
Sr. Emeline Forbes, Windsor-Essex County RCSS Board
Rev. Ken A. Burns, Welland County RCSS Board
Mary Cowley, Lambton County RCSS Board
Joseph Hugel, Dufferin-Peel RCSS Board
Monsignor Percy Johnson, Metropolitan Separate School Board
Rev. Cornelius Siegfried, Waterloo Region RCSS Board
Les Silaj, North Shore District RCSS Board
1981
Aime Arvisais, Ottawa RCSS Board
John Trepanier, Brant, Haldimand & Norfolk County RCSS Board
Janis Bunkis, North of Superior District RCSS Board
Rev. L.P. Casartelli, Hastings-Prince Edward County RCSS Board
Dr. Joseph W. Fyfe, Sudbury District RCSS Board
Albert (Al) Klein, Q.C., Nipissing District RCSS Board
1980
1979
1978
Almon Doolan, Frontenac-Lennox & Addington County RCSS Board
John Pearson, Lincoln County RCSS Board
Alexander Kuska, Welland County RCSS Board
Rev. Blake Ryan, Wellington County RCSS Board
Nicholas Marino, Lincoln County RCSS Board
Rita Desjardins, Ottawa RCSS Board
A.C. Thompson, Dufferin-Peel RCSS Board
Rosario Paquet, Nipissing District RCSS Board
Robert Butler, Huron-Perth County RCSS Board
Monsignor Charles Colgan, Hamilton-Wentworth County RCSS Board
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Dr. John Andrachuk, Metropolitan Separate School Board
Jean Paul Parent, Cochrane-Iroquois Falls, Black River-Matheson District RCSS Board
Daniel Murawksy, Waterloo Region RCSS Board
Sylvia Brown, Windsor-Essex County RCSS Board
Eugene Jacobs, York Region RCSS Board
Dr. Bernard Nolan, Windsor-Essex County RCSS Board
1977
Edward J. Brisbois, Metropolitan Separate School Board
James Copeland, London & Middlesex County RCSS Board
Eileen Coombs, London & Middlesex County RCSS Board
Sr. Bernadette Boivin, Kirkland Lake-Timiskaming District RCSS Board
Joseph Donihee, Frontenac-Lennox & Addington County RCSS Board
John Johnson, Windsor-Essex County RCSS Board
Morgan O’Connor, Durham Region RCSS Board
Monsignor Delaney, Lincoln County RCSS Board
Rev. Francis Grant, Peterborough Victoria Northumberland & Newcastle County RCSS
Board
Rev. Bernard Cox, Hamilton-Wentworth County RCSS Board
1976
Joseph Gruzleski, Wellington County RCSS Board
Joseph Mahoney, Lakehead District RCSS Board
Millard McGill, Bruce-Grey County RCSS Board
1975
George Charron, Lincoln County RCSS Board
J. Lamarche, Frontenac-Lennox & Addington County RCSS Board
1974
T. Meyers, Hamilton-Wentworth County RCSS Board
T. Melady, Metropolitan Separate School Board
A. Eastdaile, London-Middlesex County RCSS Board
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